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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
sTANFORD'S PETITION.
He Tells the Court Why He Does No
Want to Answer Questions.


SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. l6.-Ttere
was fled in the United States court here
yesterday the answer OF Leland Stan
ford 20 the clifton of the Pacific Rail
way Commission, 10 compel said Stan
ford TO answer questions as to the use OF
money for the purpose of influencing leg
islstion in connection with the Central
Pacific Railway
After citing the history OF the Central
Pacific Railway, S anford says ne has
taken part q trsnssctiDg business for the
company for over twenty-five years,
and in point of value aggregating
upward IF $500 coo. AS the
busineis took place he was cogniZant to
it, but owing to It's multiplicity, he is now
no longer aoie to recall many of the mat :
tiers with which he was once personally
familiar. After receiving the circular
from the commission in May, 1887, call
ing for certain information, he endeavOred
to comply with the request. Answers
containing all available information were
prepared and submitted to the commits
sion Since the arrival of the commits
sion in San Francisco he was waited
upon by them, and the principal
officers of the Central Pacific Company
have waited upon them, and every person
N the employ OF the road whose presence
was required or who could furnish them
Information ebout the investigation have
promptly and cheerfully done go. The
provisions CT the law creating the Central
Pacific Company have been complied
with. To quote from an answer fled 10
my testimony given to the committee, |
have SAID in substance and now repeat
that have never corrupted or attempted
to corrupt any member of the Legislature,
OF Congress or of any public Cficisl, nor
have | authorized any one to do so. In
regard to the vouchers referred to in the
present application, Stanford said 81
claims covered by these vouchers have re
Ceived not only the approval of the board
OF directors of the Central Pacific
Railway Company, but likewise
the approval of the stockholders
of that company. All parties who could
in any way be effected by the disburse-
ments embraced in those vouchers were
al satisfied herewith, therefore the COM
mission ought to be satisfied with them. Ii
is impossible not to do business irvolv-
ing disbursements from time to time
which every dictate Of business prudence
will not admit of being made public,
arrangements OF a private character,
names of parties not publicly known snd
the disclosure of which could only result
in defeating the ends in view and expos
ing persons so named to suspicion, so
our obligation would forbid making tie
same public either in the archives of the
company or before public commission,
Stanford regrets that the commission has
deemed 1t its duty 10 PROFOUND questions
involving no criminslity on his palt, but
questions he has felt constrained to not
answer. Not merely on his own behalf but
on behalf OF the stockholders of the Cen
tral Pacific Railway he feels bound tC
decline to answer them unless the couTI
shall otherwise rule.
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SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER.
His Friends Say He Is In Condition No
ToKnow What He Doing.

WOODSTOCK, VA, Aug. Ex-senator
Riddleberger after delivering himself up
Monday sat sll day in front of the jail,
where he held levee with his friends, as
ne did yesterday. At noon yesterday ne
walked of, but was arrested on the
streets and brought back. At ! O'Clock
he walked of again; the jsllor made q
grab for him, but the Senator walked off
up the street. Judge Newman WAS in
formed yesterday afternoon that the
Senator's condition was such as to render
confinement dangerous, and he thereupon
appointed three physicians as commit
tee to ascertain and certify to the facts
Their report confirmed the information
received, and Judge Newman issued an
order to the jailor, suspending the
sentence Of ten days for contempt until
Riddleberger may be in condition to be
returned to jail. Friends of the Senator
say he is not in condition to know what
he is doing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
IuG FAST UN A CURVE.
Verdict IN tho Case of the Washin gton
Railway Accident,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Coroner Pat
terson began an inquest to-day into the
cause Of the death of the engineer killed
yesterday morning ia the accident on the
Baltimore and Ohio "Y." The testimony
thus far shows that the engineer did all
in his power to sop the tram when Re
found the air brakes had failed. He sig
nailed for the ordinary brakes and ap-
piled the extra stesm brake on the engine
which is used IN emergencies. The loco
motive wheels were sliding when the
train approached the 'Y" and the brakes
on the coaches set solid against the
wheels All the train hands including
the porteIs Of the sleepers were on the
platforms trying to stop the train,
out the time was too short for
the hand breaks. The injured were doing
well and are on the road TO recovery
The Jury returned q verdict that this &C
Cident and OF ers that have occurred 81
this point are due to the very great rapid
itY CT speed with which trains enter the
city end especially in rountiug this curve
which The company must know to be q
dangerous point.
RUNAWAY TRAIN.
WASHINGTON, Aug .l8.-FIemsn James
w. Smith, who lies at the Providence
hospital in badly Injured condition, hes
made the following statement about the
accident at the "Y'' yesterday: The
train reached Queenstown, 8 mile and a
half from Washington, all right. The air
brakes were tested and worked without
any apparent trouble. We left Queens.
town about ten minutes late, and l think
my engineer tried to make up the lost
time. As soon as we got under Roadway
noticed the train taking sudden Jumps,
and then began to make fast time. The
engineer called 10 me that the air-brskes
would rot work, aud could tell by his
face that he was troubled shout it
He again told me he could not
stop the train, and l told him l would
try to work the hand brakes. l sue
ceeded in getting one brake to work and
started to try another, but the rate Of
speed kept me from walking over the
car. The force Of the train made regu-
lar hurricane on top the cars. l could
not hold my feet l WAS compelled to
almost hug the brake to keep my position
on the train. l could not even Jump Of
so fast the train went. The engineer
stood at his post doing his best to slack
en- the train. l saw the engine leave the
track before | was thrown to the ground
1t seemed as il the train was going nearly
sixty miles an hour. 1t was completely
| unmansgeable. 1t was runaway train
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SAN DIEGO.
-Four People Killed by Lightning the Self
Same Day.

SdHe bhys
Correspondence of the Gazette.
SAN DIEGO, TEX, Aug l5.-There was
good shower on last Wednesday, &C
companied by great deal of thunder and
lightning. In the county Of Nueces on
the same day, traveller on the road from
the Rio Grande to Corpus Christi was
struck by lightning and killed. A Mexi-
can woman named Felipa Espinoea Gomez
Was also killed by the same agency in her
house in this town, and two men, names
unknown, met their death in the same
wsy near Conception. 1t seems that
quite fatal dav was Wednesday, the 10th
OF August, in this section from the effects
of electricity, four persons having been
killed by lightning.
There has been some talk Of startin q
On oil company in this county to bore for
that luminiferous commodity, as petro-
leum has been found in its crude state
near Benavides, at the old village Of Pc
dras Pintas, but whether it can be found
to flow in sufficient quantity to pay or not
is problem to be solved. There is no
doubt that there is oil there however, and
also good sulphur spring. II the land on
which these have been found had be
longed TO an enterpTSlGg man, the re-
sources would have been developed long
ago, but unfortunately the land was in
the posses sion Of enc who was opposed
to progress, and did not want his cow
ranch disturbed, however the old man
has joined the great majority short time
eiuco, snd it is now within the range of q
possibility thst the sulphur spring may
be utilized, and the oil we'll worked, if II
will pay; ct least there will be az attempt
made TO find out what it is worth.
In some places the cotton may yet make
little more than halt crop. The great
trouble here is that there are few or nc
practical farmers, and they will plant toe
thick entirely, and will not cultivate OF
pillow the soil as it should be done, and
yet they expect to make good crops. And
singular as it may seem, sometimes when
the seasons hit they do harvest great
deal more than one would believe they
could.
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A Healthy Stomach

Is blessing for which thousands Of our dys-
psPac countrymen and women sigh in vain,
snd 70 obtain which swallow much medicine
.nnayEilingly. For no ailment-probably-ar
sfe SO many alleged remedies as for dyspep-
SD. The man of humbug is constantly glutsed
With the dollars and dimes of those no re.ort
Fso one nestrum after another In the vain hope
sss5 81 Least rxn s9a n,s
Hasteper 8 tom3sh Filters asa means of eIaa-
isatinS dysNpsR In Witch AFFIRM reiianc ehn
he plEced. &oNmedy las d tkase dehd@
and oser est aished suA q repuKtlonis hoas
has received such undaaifed a3yfessiop h
sanction. It's an admifAbe invig0Sant, be-
cause It enriches the b God, and notS6nly this,
but 1t thoroughly regulates the bowels, kidp eys
and bladder. The nerves symptoms are usually
rsli syed by The Uedlcin..
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Pale slime,
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
PALESTINE, TEX, Aug 18.-The newly
elected Farmers Alliance state lecturer,
B. F. Rogers, arrived here this morning
en- route to his home ten miles northeast
Of Palestine. Mr.. Rogers is a well-to- do
farmer, young man and good speaker.
He is devoted heart and soul to the inter-
ests OF the agricultural element.
By written agreement, the Alliance OF
this county, represented by Mr.. j. j
O'Neil, will this season weigh the cotton
brought to this market, in conjunction
with the county public weigher, Judge
w. j. G. Jowers-the Alliance paying al
expenses of weighing.
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Russia q.

PARIS, Aug. 17.-Victor Tissol has
published an extract from letter which
he asserts the late Car wrote to his
morganatic wife, the Princess Dolgou-
riki after the Berlin Congress. In the
letter the Ca says: "The Congress
has been an immense misfortune to Rus
sis. Germany sold US. The Russian
statesmen who had full powers were not
equal to their important mission. Bis
marck has revenged himself for the sup
port gave France in 1875 during my
stay in Berlin"
The letter is regarded here as confirm
atory OF the revelations recently made by
General Leio. -.-S
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The Cheapest ,ok AsE.
The Weekly GAzxTFs only 81 year
ST. Louis Bridge.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 18.-The St.
Louis Merchants Bridge and Terminal
Railway Company filed articles of incor-
poration in the Secretary of States Office
this morning. The bridge is to be erected
in the limits Of the city. Capital 1,so0,-
600; directors, Zeth W. Cobb, c. c,
Rainwater, J. D. Perry, j. NJ. Gilkeson,
J. Whitaker, j. R. Holmes and j. A
Overall, all leading business men of the
CITY
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Startling Rumor from Franco that Henri
NJ Stanley is Dead.
Henry M. STANLEY.
ANOTHER RUMOR OF MASSACRE.

ANOTHER RUMoR OF MASSACRE.
PARIS, Aug. IA dispatch from
Zsrzibar has been received at the foreign
Office which says Henry M. Stanley, the
explorer, has been massacred by natives,
after having been deserted by his escort.
NO NEWS AT TIE BRITISH WAR OFFICE
LONDON, Aug. II Neither the foreign
office nor the Emin Bey relief com.
mittee has received any news Of the al,
legged massacre of Henry Stanley. Off
Gals at the foreign Office are surprised al
the intelligence In the dispatch received
by the French government and say that
if news of Stanley's death had been re-
ceived at Zanzibar the British agent
there had failed to send It.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
Want Advice.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. lS.-By
order of the Pacific Railway Commission,
Governor Pattison chairman, to-day sent
the following dispatch to President Cleve-
land: 1.-TWO suits are pending in the
United States Circuit court of this dis
trict involving the right of this commits
sion 10 examine witnesses concerning the
payment of money to influence legislation.
AS we are under your immediate direc-
ton, We respectfully request your judg-
ment whether we should employ counsel
to assist the District Attorney. Our
Judgment is that We should. Please
answer
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SUNDAY
August II. I~~;

II is Tot too nue. g.. ,s- -..
Grants stories sre .1--...-7
by al classes. TIE g.. -.-s-..
their action and iuc.fga
more stirring sceCes in .,.-
present and the previous -se-s.
this Country have been
author in constructing
is in situations csUr- g. III
powers Of the desc-...... v--.
James Grant is seen u Tie -s.
age. His heroes ar brave ST g.,
and his heroines charming s-t
Grant possessed sn artists -rs.
and striking effects. whether q III.
strife or IN scenes Of rea.e. s-..
given in his numerous volumes -r
ligh.fuI glimpses Of pastoral IT,.
ing the darker ana more '-s.. {,
with which his works & QUAD
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A Pnnr. Weak. Sistar.

WHO is suffering from ailments peculiar
to her sex, dresding to so to physician,
but knowing heneeds medical help, will
find in Dr., Piercels "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" preparatioa which will give her
strength and new HE through the restora-
ton Of all her, organs to their natural
and healthy SETON. 1t is the result Of
many yearss5f study 3snd practice by 6
thoroughly scientific physician, who has
made these troubles Specially. To be
had Of all druggists.
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for Mushogee, where he will
probably be overhauled. These
two men were released from the South
ern Illinois prison on the 5th of the
month, just nine days before they stole
horses, and their former offenses were
the same. Mckinney is an inveterate
horse-thief, and mas served two terms in
prison and is sure of third. Unfortu-
nately for the community grand larceny
stands but for one year in the United
States court
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
Sons CT Veterans.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 1S.-The
sixth annual encampment OF the National
Sons Of Veterans Association Is in pro-
gressshere with twenty-five states repre-
,sentsd, and 800 delegates present. The
anddal address Of General Payne shows
the order to have membership of S2,8C4,
and to be rapidly growing.
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Inherits a Texas fortune.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. - Thaddeus
Bean, carpenter of this city, is giving a
big spread tonight at his little home on
Capitol Hill in honor Of his lately &C
quired wealth. He comes in for fourth
share OF 100000 left by Thomas Bean at
his death in Bonham, Tex.
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IOVE'SLAB0URT.

Is q story of last wear, ar3--- -
chiefly laid in OXfortsli5e, GUS
mah and London. There -..,-.
snd in the course of the -.or v.s
troduCed 10 the scenes Of 2... E.
in the east t,-c-.1. =
soldiers relish and g ucve.,.s
readers attention Is esr.v t1-s--t
lowing the fortunes a The .-s.s.
troduced, while the .l-r-e-. -s...
velOps as the story proceeds SOS.
ing climax. The New Yo-s r---
of which will commence H.
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SUIT OVER A WILL.
A Daughter Asks for q Reasonable Share
of Her Fathers Wealth

of Her Fathers Wealth
NEW ALBANY, IND, Aug. l7.-This city
isexcited over suit fled yesterday to set
aside the will of the late Washington D.
G. DePauw, who died worth S. 900, 900.
Plaintiff is Mrs. S. Z. Mcintosh. Mr.,
DePauw had married three times. Plain-
tiff is only child of first wife. To Mrs.
Mcintosh ne willed two poor farms,
not worth $4,000 all told, while to
his widow and other three children he
wiIIed what will amount to $4,000
each. Mrs. Mcintosh married contrsry
to her fathers wishes, but thought he
forgsve her and was kind TO her, and
botn she and her father were Jealous
members Of the Methodist church. She
sues to obtain one-siX n ofthe estate, and
makes the natural heirs and all other
legatees defendants. Her ground Is that
the will was unduly executed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
Bulgaria..
A NOTE TO THE PORTE.

SOFIA, Aug. III is stated that
Austria, England and. Italy have notified
the Porte that their agents will remain in
Bulgaria and continue relations with the
government. Russia insists that the ap-
pointment of Artin Effendi as Turkish
Commissioner to Bulgaria be cancelled.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
American Bar Convention

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. lS.-Two hun
dred lawyers were present st this morn
ing's session OF the convention Of the
American Bar Association. Thomas J.
Simms, president, OF New Orleans, was
in the chair. An address WAS delivered
by Henry Hitchcock Of St. Louis. The
committee on commercial law submitted
its report.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
Pittsbure's First Bale

Special to the Gazette.
PITTsBURG, TEX, Aug, 18-R. D.
HueY sold the first bale of cotton 10
Hightower & Bailey st 10 cents, classed
strictly middling, staple inch and one
eighth. weight SEQ pounds. The town
gave the seller handsome premium.
This section will make average cotton
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4 Now PRnnr,

Special TO the Gazette.
WAxAHACHIE, TEX, Aug. 17-Mr. b.
A. Mcmillan has purchased half interest
in the Ellis County Telegraph, an eight
page weekly published in Waxshachie.
The name Will be changed to "The Wax
ahschie Democrat" He will take charge
on the 1st OF September.
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Killed by Lightning.

Special TO the Gazette. Ssz. -
COLEMAN, TEX, Aug. 1S.-DahnSthe
rain last night Mexican herdes wofHr
ing on Adam T. Browns ranch sixteen
miles from town, was struck by Lightning
and instantly killed. His name has not
been ascertained. Justice Nance returned
q verdict in accordance with the above
lasts:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
Horse Thieves by Nature,

OUtCIA4 70 VIC NuLCVse'
VINITA, 1. T., Aug. l7.-E. Mckinney
was arrested near here to-day for theft of
q horse which was stolen last Monday
morning from Riley Copeland, an Indian
policeman. Mckinney had partner, .
negro named Tom McQuinn, who stole q
horse at the same time, but they
SEPARATED yesterday. M:Q.iaQ Stared
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Almost Fatal Accident.

correspondence OF the Gazette.
LINDEN, TEXAS, Aug. 17.-An al
most fatal accident occurred FIVE
miles east OF here few days since. A
little girl pulled chair from q young
lady as she was sitting dawn, causing the
pest to strike her in the left side, ipjuring
her internally. She suffered intensely,
but was resting well after receiving med
icsl attention,
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This BeatsAII.

The Weekly GAZETTE, the yezysbest
newspaper in Texas, hiss been 1educed in
price to 81 year. Nevis your oppor-
tunity to furnish your country cousin
with q wsskT excellent reading st smsll
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RECENT PRESS OPINION
PLAYIS,, WIrHE

PLAY IND WIFE t-.
Spirited, manly, soldier.
zette.
Readable from begin
need fear that ne or she 90. -r o..
OF the book - Scotsman. --
~ story of the SOudau Wa, -
lar vividness and soldier -.'-.--'--.
a capital book Tile Hines a.
when talking OF hot places '.....-....
any other seat of war, Nr .1-al. ~.
native heath. He thDrg IN. ..-.
subject he has in hand ar- .-ea.7 4.
The romanCes of which tbs a.
form the background are ...o a.
and full of incident. ~ v-l..I o.
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DULCIE OAR

1--WE witness some scenes IT. ~.
paigns. the death Of the ir.n. ak.
them and It Is here tina; t-
best. = Spectator -..s,
The general lines Of THIS go, - =.
tory. Mr. James Grants ---'.-. 1.
worth reading. and the .a.t--
TO the rule Daily Telegram. Z
"In this interes ing I01s1.s :.
tunes Of war and It's a.tel IA, -.
Cleverly relieved by the Ia. - -. !.
ing pictures afforded u o. - :
youth and beauty In the torssi2 30 :
10, perhaps, not nOvel, ". % =.
points Ia It, neYerthe. e'-. w = =
managed, and have infused i-. -
of freshness and vivaltrr Fi',- = -. ]
ceptable. The capture OF go Z.
melancholy fate OF the pm -,
graphically described. - to-t'
OUR NEW Now
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19

DerangemenAof the liver, with con-
stipstion, ipjureAthe complexion, induces
pimples, sallow kin. Carter's Little
Liver Pills remove tAAscause.
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Injection Z cures in . to days s,s.@
Injection will not cause structure.
Injection Z, safest and most reliable.
Injection Z, full ard complete.
Injection z at 81! tirst-class druggists
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LOVE S LAB0UR y
AN EVENTFI1 ST.

We sre gratihed o. STATE .-,.-
been successful! in -...-r---.. .
romance from his pen. i.-r--.
cation in our columns s-
chapters viii spuesr.u
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The GAZEII
Sunday, AUG. q, ID
IS ENTITLED
LAB0U2 NJ
AN EVENTFJL SToI
The author Is
James Gram
Author of "The Romance otW1
er than 8 FAIRY e..
We trust our readers "
widest possible OubliCitV % III, s.
Author of "The Romance Of va
er than 8 Fairy, 81.

We trust our readers " .
widest possible publicity 20 rs 81.
ment, in order that they an .-'i-
may enjoy together ne ot;-''.
columns of this orlgins- move. i :
ular an author.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
ENGINFER'S REPORT.
Special to the Gazette.

SptCIdI 20 inc VaLtLle.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE report oil
the United States Engineer in charge OIL
the improvements at Galveston harbor,
for the month of July, was received at the
War Department to-day. After review
Ing the work for che month, which has
been pushed successfully, he says: "Pro-
possls for excayatiDg ship channel in
Galveston bay were opened on July 30
The contract was awarded to William
Pagan OF New Orleans. Excavation was
continued in Buffalo bayou, and work
was done at Pass Cavallo, Brszos and
Santiago harbor. Nothing was done a.
the mouth of the BrezOs river or a.
Arkansas Pass and bay"
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I'm Carson county, Texas, and that &tl
f,woults begin on the Frisco extension
fnext spTiEg That statements now trans
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Ession that John II. Hoxie,
|orthian, an experienced
md largely interested in
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POSTAL n
Special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE following
postoffices have bean established: Earle,
Bexsr county, with John Thompson
postmaster, and Jasser, Trinity county,
with Peter Jasser as postmaster.
Special service has been discontinued
from Bridgeport to Pickett, Wise county.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II The following
Texas pension was issued to-day: Thomas
Buckee, Montague.
THE GOVERNMENT BUYING BONDS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Ofers for the
sale of Ii per cent bonds to the govern
ment received at the Treasury Depart
ment amount to $685. $50 The rates
ranged from 100 to 10. The majority
were offered at the latter figure.
AN OFFER ACCEPTED,
! WASHINGTON, Aug. l7.-Secretary
Fairchild this afternoon accepted the
offer OF Harvey, Fisk & Sons to sell
10000 coupons and SIS ,00O,C00 regis
tered Il per cent. at 1e9 44-100. AL
other bids were rejected.